Notes and Editorial Reviews

"This imaginatively programmed disc is the ideal showcase for glamorous young mezzo-soprano Elina Garanca. Opening with the jolly 'Il segreto per esser felici' from Borgia, Garanca at once impresses with her fearless delivery...'All'afflitto è dolce il pianto' from Roberto Devereux is a very comfortable fit for Garanca, the vehemence of the performance matched by a technical security despite the high-lying tessitura and slow tempo...Nelly's 'Dopo l'oscuro nembo' from Adelson e Salvini is another cantilena showcase for Garanca's talents, exquisite in the ornamented final stanza...Garanca always sings beautifully and stylishly."

-- Dominic McHugh, MusicalCriticism.com"This imaginatively programmed disc is the ideal showcase for glamorous young mezzo-soprano Elina Garanca. Opening with the jolly 'Il segreto per esser felici' from Borgia, Garanca at once impresses with her fearless delivery...'All'afflitto è dolce il pianto' from Roberto Devereux is a very comfortable fit for Garanca, the vehemence of the performance matched by a technical security despite the high-lying tessitura and slow tempo...Nelly's 'Dopo l'oscuro nembo' from Adelson e Salvini is another cantilena showcase for Garanca's talents, exquisite in the ornamented final stanza...Garanca always sings beautifully and stylishly."